University of Denver

Denver, CO

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,771
Graduate Enrollment: 8,263
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 63.63%

Male/Female: 40% / 60% (2017)

First generation college students: 19.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.9% (2011)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,324
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1200 - 1390

2022 Median Admit ACT: 29
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 27 - 31

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 82.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 72.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 62.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 52.2% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 68.6%
Black: 2.5%
Hispanic: 13.2%
Asian: 3.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 5.9%
Non-resident alien: 3.6%
Unknown race: 1.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $71,341
In-State tuition: $54,819
Out-of-State tuition: $54,819

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $14,674 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,021 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $14,674 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,021 (2022)

Average Family Income: $120,035 (2017)
Median Family Income: $80,202 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 15.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 33.5%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,844 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $232 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $20,488
$30k-48k $19,490
$48k-75k $25,017
$75k-110k $27,569
$110k+ $43,170

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 67%
6-year graduation rate: 76%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $21,844 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,835 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,125 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $19,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 74.2% (2015)
@3 year 78.8% (2017)
@5 year 86.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 58.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 49.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $46,454 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $63,433 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 26 $25,899 $262 $34,399 ($2,867)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 103 $466 $65,084 ($5,424) $76,178 ($6,348)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Natural Resources Management and Policy. 21
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 99 $24,500 $219 $38,693 ($3,224) $53,098 ($4,425)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 78 $540 $54,068 ($4,506) $66,721 ($5,560)
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Communication and Media Studies. 15
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 18 $48,910 ($4,076)
Master's Degree Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. 8 $70,978 ($5,915)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 5
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 107 $531 $80,378 ($6,698) $85,289 ($7,107)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General. 36 $434 $86,987 ($7,249)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 16
Bachelor's Degree Computer Systems Analysis. 12
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 47 $22,000 $223 $70,368 ($5,864)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 18
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 10
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 55 $51,136 ($4,261) $55,946 ($4,662)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Curriculum and Instruction. 51 $366 $48,332 ($4,028) $57,703 ($4,809)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 61 $464 $51,417 ($4,285) $67,622 ($5,635)
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 7
Master's Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 5
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 37 $25,678 $266 $23,919 ($1,993) $33,246 ($2,771)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 3
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 11
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 24 $578
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 3
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 10 $42,198 ($3,517) $60,090 ($5,008)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 2
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 34 $659 $45,181 ($3,765) $50,919 ($4,243)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 67 $20,849 $217 $32,895 ($2,741) $49,819 ($4,152)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 9
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 68 $26,293 $245 $31,397 ($2,616)
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 10
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 25
Master's Degree Mathematics. 6
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 10
Master's Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 8
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 3
Master's Degree International/Global Studies. 13 $54,521 ($4,543)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International/Global Studies. 4
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 14
Master's Degree Social Work. 294 $899 $48,019 ($4,002) $54,018 ($4,502)
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social Work. 59
Master's Degree Anthropology. 12 $37,784 ($3,149)
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 31 $22,000 $233 $37,768 ($3,147) $40,425 ($3,369)
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 37
Master's Degree Economics. 22 $648 $53,389 ($4,449) $58,604 ($4,884)
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 22
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 28 $446 $64,580 ($5,382) $71,351 ($5,946)
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 59 $386 $62,360 ($5,197) $61,033 ($5,086)
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 89 $19,500 $207 $39,150 ($3,263) $49,527 ($4,127)
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 81 $1,079 $45,461 ($3,788) $71,321 ($5,943)
Doctoral Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Relations and National Security Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 52 $22,000 $228 $35,881 ($2,990) $57,491 ($4,791)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 20 $30,264 ($2,522)
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 18 $35,971 ($2,998)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 2
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 12
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 9
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 48 $21,500 $228 $67,671 ($5,639)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 64 $587 $84,555 ($7,046)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 102 $22,739 $215 $43,639 ($3,637) $73,375 ($6,115)
Master's Degree Marketing. 38 $713 $60,849 ($5,071)
Bachelor's Degree Real Estate. 22 $46,933 ($3,911)
Master's Degree Real Estate. 52 $644 $73,387 ($6,116)
Master's Degree Taxation. 35 $339 $68,089 ($5,674) $88,178 ($7,348)
Master's Degree Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree History. 23
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 17 $850 $89,059 ($7,422)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 50 $347 $70,707 ($5,892) $81,802 ($6,817)
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 5
Doctoral Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 8
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 10
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 1
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 5
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 4
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 10
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 10
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 9
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 37 $26,248 $278 $59,893 ($4,991) $78,459 ($6,538)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 10
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 3
Master's Degree Engineering, Other. 13
Doctoral Degree Engineering, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 45 $21,933 $232 $38,910 ($3,243) $38,020 ($3,168)
Bachelor's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 28 $21,142 $213 $36,280 ($3,023) $48,703 ($4,059)
First Professional Degree Law. 238 $1,832 $62,896 ($5,241) $83,279 ($6,940)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 26 $84,894 ($7,075) $94,734 ($7,895)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 15
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 2
Doctoral Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 9 $69,798 ($5,817) $52,834 ($4,403)
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 9
Master's Degree Chemistry. 6
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 9
Master's Degree Physics. 3
Doctoral Degree Physics. 3
Master's Degree Materials Sciences. 1
Doctoral Degree Materials Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 147 $21,083 $223 $28,727 ($2,394) $49,697 ($4,141)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 6
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 5
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 109 $1,176 $45,965 ($3,830) $53,850 ($4,488)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 14 $1,916 $63,373 ($5,281) $90,044 ($7,504)
First Professional Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 35
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 18 $1,455 $60,032 ($5,003) $68,840 ($5,737)
Master's Degree Psychology, Other. 54 $1,436 $39,773 ($3,314) $57,697 ($4,808)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminal Justice and Corrections. 8
Master's Degree Public Administration. 3
Bachelor's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 13
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 10
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 21 $30,012 ($2,501)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 13
Bachelor's Degree Music. 24 $24,250 $250 $30,103 ($2,509)
Master's Degree Music. 33 $466 $22,661 ($1,888)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 7
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 24 $455 $77,910 ($6,493)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services. 11
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 46 $21,000 $222 $43,462 ($3,622) $59,181 ($4,932)
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 147 $759 $98,502 ($8,209) $117,675 ($9,806)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 5
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 68 $441 $84,289 ($7,024) $73,662 ($6,139)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 12
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 45 $21,288 $168 $59,896 ($4,991) $80,927 ($6,744)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 94 $233 $62,967 ($5,247) $85,741 ($7,145)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 148 $19,650 $207 $58,279 ($4,857) $84,578 ($7,048)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 14 $60,184 ($5,015) $75,022 ($6,252)
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 34 $21,923 $232 $43,840 ($3,653)
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 6
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 27 $466 $55,242 ($4,604) $89,092 ($7,424)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Human Resources Management and Services. 11
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 39 $21,742 $231 $40,565 ($3,380) $64,023 ($5,335)
Master's Degree International Business. 1
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 15


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $100,737
Full time faculty: 50%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0

School's endowment start of year: $772,073,079 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,039,771,673 (2022)